--- description: Find out how Dua Lipa is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2021 TIME100 Next: Dua Lipa image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c4bb0722104f4b2/698a172ee76ad2434f6389fc/time100-next-dua-lipa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Feb 17, 2021 # Dua Lipa by Kylie Minogue  Micaiah Carter for TIME Dua Lipa is a shining star, blazing a dazzling trail through the pop cosmos. Just under four years ago, she released the first of her two albums. Today, she is dancing hand in hand with the zeitgeist, having carved with laser-like precision her place in the cultural landscape. I entered Dua’s orbit last November when I appeared as a guest on her Studio 2054 streamed concert. The production was spectacular and inclusive, somehow both future and retro, with her instantly recognizable voice stamped all over clever songwriting. While I know what it’s like to be in the eye of the storm, on this occasion, I was able to see the wider view from the periphery. Her famous work ethic radiated throughout the production. “You have to work hard to make a bit of luck,” her father told her when she was younger. It seems she listened. Her achievements are all the more remarkable given that she is 25 years of age. She’s kind, cool and smart. She’s a bona fide pop behemoth. And I, like millions of others, look forward to more, and even more, from La Lipa. _Minogue is a Grammy Award-winning musical artist_  Photograph by Micaiah Carter for TIME _Styled by_ _Lorenzo Posocco_; _Hair by_ _Jen Atkins_ _; Make-up by_ _Samantha Lau_ _; Nails by_ _Kimmie Kyees_ **_Buy a print of the_** [**_Dua Lipa TIME 100 Next cover_**](https://timecoverstore.com/featured/time-100-next-dua-lipa-photograph-by-micaiah-carter-for-time.html "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937664/dua-lipa/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937664/dua-lipa/"},"headline":"Dua Lipa","datePublished":"2021-02-17T11:25:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:48:16.422Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937664/dua-lipa/","keywords":["list","franchise","TIME 100 Next"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c4bb0722104f4b2/698a172ee76ad2434f6389fc/time100-next-dua-lipa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c4bb0722104f4b2/698a172ee76ad2434f6389fc/time100-next-dua-lipa.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2021/5937664/dua-lipa/","name":"Dua Lipa"}}]}] ```